Presidential (audiobook) by Lola Keeley
Description
How can you find love when the whole world is watching?
High-flying pediatric surgeon Emily Lawrence is new to Washington DC. Her first week in her new job puts her on a collision course with the most powerful woman in America, President Calvin.
Constance “Connie” Calvin’s first term is proving turbulent thanks to trying to juggle work and life as a widowed single mother to a 12-year-old boy. Running for re-election is imminent, and the critics are gunning for her. Worse, her famed icy cool is in danger of melting in the face of Emily’s passion, commitment, and charm.
Admitting the rising sexual tension between the women is just the start. How can they act on it while in the public glare? Giving into temptation comes with such risk. In a world that lives and dies on opinion polls, what will the country make of them?
A charged, age-gap, lesbian romance that puts the power in power couple.
Additional information
| Publication Date | June 2023 |
|---|---|
| Length | 8 hrs and 23 min |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ylva Publishing |
1 review for Presidential (audiobook) by Lola Keeley
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Stars: 5 Stars
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Abby Craden
Series: Stand Alone
Steam Level: Steamy
I first read this in 2023 and it was a little difficult then after having to live through 2016-2020 in the United States but it was really really hard to reread it this year after the Racist Yam got elected again. The only reason I tried it and could get through it was the fact that Abby Craden was the narrator.
Quick Thoughts:
– I remember hearing about this book and how it was pulled a few months after it was first published to be rewritten a bit more different from the movie The American President (which this was a homage to.) You still get the flavor of that movie AND I AM HERE FOR IT
– There is something about a not-famous person sassing the famous person that I can’t get enough of
– And on that note, Emily is a great partner for Connie. She’s strong willed, confident in her personal and professional life, had been exposed to political and media life, and is willing to learn/change in positive ways
– Connie also shows she’s willing to learn and I loved that she understood what was important to herself very quickly
– Zack is a fun kid and I really liked all his scenes. He never came off as a short adult (just as a kid who grew up because of having to go through a lot) or is an insufferable jerk
– That dance scene always makes me swoon
– Love that these two go into the relationship with their eyes wide open to the challenges and public importance of their relationship
– The first time I read this, I was not expecting the last fourth of the book. Great drama that was just as good the second time
– This hits differently in 2025, showing how things could have been instead of how they are. I want to live in this book’s reality please
– Abby Craden is amazing and is on a very short list of narrators that could get me to listen to this book in 2025
Overall I adore this book. As I said before, it hits differently this time round but just as strongly in a hopeful way that’s in short supply right now. Lola Keeley is an excellent author that I highly recommend. If this book isn’t your cup of tea or might be too hard to stomach at the moment, I seriously suggest looking up one of her other books. She’s a delight.